US releases Guantanamo Bay’s oldest prisoner after holding him two decades without charge

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Mr Paracha, who was 56 at the time, was accused of meeting Osama Bin Laden and helping 9/11 orchestrators “facilitate financial transactions and propaganda.”The Pakistani national, who was never charged with any crimes but was considered too dangerous to be released, has since been repatriated, the Pakistani government said in a statement.He lived in the New York City borough of Queens and managed various businesses including real estate, travel agencies and a media company, The New York Times reported.During the sting operation, Mr Paracha was tricked by officials pretending to be Kmart representatives, who told him they needed to meet him in Bangkok, Thailand, to discuss a deal.https://t.co/VSTOTAbuMP— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) October 29, 2022Mr Paracha was then taken to the Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan, where he was initially held.He suffered a heart attack a little over a year into his imprisonment and was moved to Guantanamo Bay."

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